Sunday, December 18, 2005

A few thoughts about the President's address this evening...December 18

I am unashamedly proud of the President, his resolve, and the team that surrounds him both military and civilian. He and they have not wavered in the established missions thrust on us all after 911.

This is a dangerous world. There are movements within various cultures that are a clear and present danger to us and to generations of those that follow us. There are also dangerous movements within our own country, and it isn't from a source that would seem to pose a threat. It is difficult then to see various individuals jockeying and positioning themselves before the camera denouncing every actual or preceived act involving our efforts in Iraq. This positoning, preening, and showboating coming from members of what is supposed to be our national leadership. It is obvious that there are individuals that through their actions strengthen and embolden the enemy. They are not realistically concerned with our well being or the "big picture", but they do want to score points. Nancy Pelosi, John Kerry, Chuck Shumer, Harry Reid, and even John McCann will one day be seen as the "enablers" that they are. If they had a national conscience they would drop their line of rhetoric and back our national efforts.